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    14 Signs You're A Bharatnatyam Dancer

    Calling all those who've heard, "Elbows up! Knees to the Side! SIT LOWER!" far too much. Bharatnatyam as seen through the eyes of some of the dancers who will be performing at Laasya 2015; the nation's premiere Indian classical dance competition taking place in Meany Hall at the University of Washington in Seattle.

    1. Whether or not you have your wallet & keys, you’ll always have extra bobby pins.

    ...except when you can't seem to find a single one when you need it.

    2. When you dance, you automatically smile.

    3. When people tell you to sit, you immediately think of aramandi.

    4. Can we please talk about how ON POINT your eye game is?

    ...where do you think 'smizing' came from?

    5. You can't dance without pointing your toes and looking at your hands.

    ...especially when you see other people not doing it.

    6. Suddenly sitting in mulumandi always triggers the fear of your pants ripping

    7. Every time you sit in mulumandi and get up you crack every bone in your body

    ...but it feels SO GOOD.

    8. You get frequent back aches and "old lady" problems

    ...do you see this flexibility?

    ...so are you really surprised that you have damn good looking legs?

    9. People outside of your dance group don't recognize you with your makeup on.

    10. You’ve mastered the art of sitting like a doll, having someone else “work on you” to get ready.

    11. You can appreciate how alta makes your mudras look damn beautiful.

    ...and you KNOW that it gets on EVERYTHING.

    12. You know the struggle of tiptoeing in a full auditorium after you put your salangai on.

    13. You feel like a reindeer prancing about in your salangai.

    14. And most importantly, you know you're sort of a badass.